# US 2014/0154168 A1 · Process to obtain hydrogen peroxide, and catalyst supports for the same process > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154168 A1 - Document ID: US20140154168A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/131,919 - Filed: 2012-07-09 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-07-15 - Assignees: Solvay SA - Inventors: Gema Blanco Brieva; Jose Miguel Campos Martin; Jose Luis Garcia Fierro; Manuel Montiel Argaiz; Roberto Garaffa; Francine Janssens - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154168A1 ## CPC - B01J 31/069: {Hybrid organic-inorganic polymers, e.g. silica derivatized with organic groups (nitrogen containing groups on mineral substrates B01J31/0254; organometallic polymers B01J31/123; coordination complexes immobilised on an inorganic support B01J31/1616; coordination polymers, e.g. metal-organic frameworks B01J31/1691)} - B01J 21/08: Silica - B01J 23/44: Palladium - B01J 27/053: Sulfates - B01J 31/06: containing polymers {(organometallic polymers B01J31/123; polymer-bound organometallic complexes B01J31/165; coordination polymers B01J31/1691)} - B01J 37/22: Halogenating - C01B 15/029: Preparation from hydrogen and oxygen - B01J: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS - C01B: NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; {METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C} ## Abstract A catalyst support comprising a material functionalized with at least one acid group and at least one halogen atom; and a supported catalyst comprising (i) a catalyst and (ii) the catalyst support comprising the functionalized material, as well as their uses in production of hydrogen peroxide. A process for producing hydrogen peroxide, comprising reacting hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of the supported catalyst comprising the functionalized material, optionally with the addition of an inert gas, in a reactor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A catalyst support comprising a material functionalized with at least one acid group and at least one halogen atom. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The catalyst support according to claim 1, wherein said material comprises an organic resin. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The catalyst support according to claim 2, wherein said organic resin is selected from the group consisting of olefin polymers, their copolymers with divinylbenzene, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The catalyst support according to claim 1, comprising an inorganic solid. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The catalyst support according to claim 4, wherein said inorganic solid has a specific surface area greater than 20 m2/g. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The catalyst support according to claim 4, wherein said inorganic solid has a pore volume of from 0.1 mL/g to 3 mL/g. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The catalyst support according to claim 4, wherein said inorganic solid comprises oxides of elements of groups 2-14 of the Periodic Table. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The catalyst support according to claim 7, wherein said inorganic solid comprises SiO2. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The catalyst support according to claim 1, wherein said at least one acid group is sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid, carboxylic acid, dicarboxylic acid, or a mixture thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The catalyst support according to claim 1, wherein said at least one halogen atom is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, or a mixture thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A supported catalyst comprising (i) a catalyst and (ii) the catalyst support according to claim 1. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The supported catalyst according to claim 11, wherein said catalyst comprises a compound of an element selected from the group consisting of elements of groups 7 to 11 of the Periodic Table and a combination thereof. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A method for the production of hydrogen peroxide, comprising utilizing the catalyst support according to claim 1 in a supported catalyst. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) A method for the production of hydrogen peroxide, comprising utilizing the supported catalyst according to claim 11. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) A process for producing hydrogen peroxide, comprising: reacting hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of the supported catalyst according to claim 11, optionally with the addition of an inert gas, in a reactor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 2) The catalyst support according to claim 2, wherein said organic resin is selected from the group consisting of styrenic polymers; acrylic polymers; methacrylic polymers; their copolymers with divinylbenzene; and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 17 (depends on 2) The catalyst support according to claim 2, wherein said organic resin is a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 7) The catalyst support according to claim 7, wherein said oxides are selected from the group consisting of SiO2, Al2O3, zeolites, B2O3, GeO2, ZrO2, TiO2, MgO, CeO2, ZrO2, Nb2O5, and any mixtures thereof. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The supported catalyst according to claim 11, wherein the catalyst comprises a compound of an element selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, silver, gold, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, and alloys thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The supported catalyst according to claim 11, wherein the catalyst comprises palladium or a palladium alloy.